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After days of turmoil, sense of calm returns to border villages | Latest News India

After days of turmoil, sense of calm returns to border villages | Latest News India

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Sanjeev Sharma, a resident of the border town of Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), returned home with his family on Sunday after four days, only to find the first floor of their house damaged by the cross-border shelling and drone attacks from Pakistan. People gather at a bus stand in Poonch on May Sunday. (AFP) His family had fled to Surankote, a nearby town between Poonch and Rajouri, after the shelling intensified on May 7, hours after Indian armed forces launched Operation Sindoor targeting nine terrorist targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in retaliation to the April 22 Pahalgam attack that claimed 26 lives. Also read | Objectives achieved, India sets ‘new normal’ in fighting terror “We left in a hurry, grabbing whatever we could as the shelling intensified. People were terrified. There were 12 of us crammed into a single car, and the roads were jammed with vehicles trying to escape to safety. The first floor of my house has been damaged, but fortunately, we had left before it happened,” Sharma narrated. …

Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar says his country would consider de-escalation if India stops attacks

Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar says his country would consider de-escalation if India stops attacks

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File picture of Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan’s Foreign Minister said Saturday (May 10, 2025) his country would consider de-escalation if India stopped further attacks. This came after India said it was committed to non-escalation if Pakistan reciprocated. Both countries traded strikes on Saturday, the latest escalation in a conflict triggered by the Pahalgam terror attack last month that India blames on Pakistan. Ishaq Dar, the Pakistani foreign minister, still warned that if India launched any strikes, “our response will follow”. Operation Sindoor LIVE updates – May 10, 2025 Mr. Dar told Pakistan’s Geo News that he also conveyed this message to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio when he contacted him after speaking to New Delhi two hours ago. “We responded because our patience had reached its limit. If they stop here, we will also consider stopping,” he said. Early on Saturday (May 10, 2025) Pakistan claimed that its three airbases were targeted by Indian missiles and drones, according to media reports. Meanwhile, in a special briefing in Delhi …

India Shoots Down Pakistan’s F-16 Fighter Jet In Rajasthan Amid Unprovoked Attack

India Shoots Down Pakistan’s F-16 Fighter Jet In Rajasthan Amid Unprovoked Attack

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Last Updated:May 09, 2025, 00:52 IST Officials said security forces were put on high alert in the border districts of Rajasthan after the sound of massive explosions were heard in Jaisalmer and a blackout was enforced The US-made F-16 fighter jets were delivered to Pakistan in the late 1980s. (Image for representation: AP) Amid a series of unprovoked attacks by Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan, India on Thursday evening shot down an enemy F-16 fighter jet in Rajasthan’s Ramgad sector. This comes as Indian air defence units successfully intercepted at least eight missiles fired by Pakistan towards the border areas of Jammu, including the strategically important Jammu Airport at Satwari. Officials said security forces are on high alert in the border districts of Rajasthan. The sound of massive explosions were heard in Jaisalmer and a blackout was enforced in the western part bordering Pakistan, plunging the whole stretch into darkness. A top official confirmed a massive sound was heard in Jaisalmer. After a brief lull, the sound of explosions continued for nearly …